Senior Spotlight: Women's Soccer

2025 Women's Soccer Senior Spotlight

These seniors have helped the Lions to 42 overall wins over the last four seasons including a 4-0 start over the first four games of their senior season. They helped lead the Lions to both the CCS Regular Season and Tournament titles marking the first time that feat was achieved since the 2001 season more than 20 years earlier. 

Thompson has made her mark in a short time at Piedmont after transferring into the program last fall playing the final four games of the 2024 season in goal for the Lions before beginning this, her senior season.  Thompson is at her best when the pressure is high posting a career-high 10 saves against 21 shots in last year’s postseason.  She has posted 37 saves and an .804 save percentage in those appearances while amassing nearly 1,000 total minutes minding the net for Coach Timmy McCormack who also coached her as a youth player close to 10 years ago.  Continuing her career with Coach McCormack this season, Thompson has now played in 10 games this season, even scoring her first career goal, participating as a field player and converting a penalty kick chance against Wesleyan. 

Leger came south to join the Lions as a goalkeeper in 2022 winning a regular season and conference tournament championship in her first season.  Leger has posted double-digit appearances in goal in three of her four seasons for the Lions making 43 total career appearances overall.  With 26 starts under her belt, Leger is sporting a 1.21 goals against average with a career-best 0.88 goals against average to her credit in 2024.  Leger has played over 2,500 minutes and holds a 13-7-4 record in goal with seven shutouts to her credit.  As a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree, Leger is clearly getting it done both on and off the field for Piedmont while serving as a team captain in this 2025 campaign as well. 

Gates has played in more than 70 games over her career including 50-plus starts since arriving on campus in 2022.  Spending her time primarily as a left back, Gates scored the first of her career-high three goals in 2025 in a 1-0 win over NC Wesleyan putting away a rebound to help Piedmont win a fourth straight game to start her senior season.  Having also posted eight assists over her career, Gates has played over 3,500 minutes for the Green and Gold while also getting the job done in the classroom.  She’s a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree and was also named CSC Academic All-District in her junior year as well.  

Maseda came to Piedmont from the Sunshine State and is another 70-game player in this senior class.  Maseda scored the game-winner against Pfeiffer in 2024, one of five goals scored for the long-time defender in her career and one that earned her CCS Defensive Player of the Week nod for the first of two times in her career.  Also tallying three assists in her career, Maseda has moved all over the field since arriving in Demorest but has played close to 3,000 minutes overall scoring in every season since her freshman year.  Maseda has been a staple of the Lions’ plan no matter her position and continues that same consistency in her senior season capping a career that saw her earn CSC Academic All-District honors twice and CCS Academic All-Conference honors three times. 

Jerome made a splash early in her career for Piedmont earning CCS Rookie of the Week honors in 2022, a freshman season for the North Carolina native that ended in a regular season and conference tournament championship.  As a consistent face all over the field for Coach McCormack’s lineups the last four years, Jerome is another 70-game player in this senior class with 73 total appearances and 31 starts. She has scored 10 goals in her career with five of those coming as game-winners while also piling up five assists.  With more than 2,000 minutes to her credit, Jerome is a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree and a three-time Academic All-Conference award winner as well. 

Kluba makes the short journey to Demorest from down south in Forsyth County keeping a tradition of impactful players from West Forsyth High School alive and kicking.  Having already graduated with her undergraduate degree and now pursuing a master’s at Piedmont, Kluba returned for a fourth year of eligibility with accolades a plenty to speak of including being honored as the Conference’s NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee and earning the NCAA Fall Postgraduate Scholarship as well.  Kluba has scored all 10 goals over the last three seasons playing in nearly 70 games over her career with 34 starts coming in those appearances.  Leading this class with 14 assists, Kluba is another versatile senior playing all over the field while playing more than 2,600 minutes in her career.  Kluba is a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree, two-time All-Conference selection and a two-time CSC Academic All-District winner.

Sierra came to Piedmont playing the first three seasons of her career with her older sister Victoria who graduated last year from the women’s soccer program with the two combining for one of the most memorable moments in recent memory.  It was Christina who tallied the assist passing to older sister Victoria for the game-winning goal against Huntingdon in 2024, one of seven assists for Christina in her illustrious career.  Sierra has played in nearly 60 games for Piedmont and scored twice including once in this season’s opening contest.  Playing more than 1,500 minutes in her four seasons, Sierra has established a reputation as one of the best combination players in the program with her work rate both on the attack and in defense.  For her efforts in the classroom, Sierra has made Mom proud earning Academic All-Conference honors in her career as well.

Judson has made her impact felt in more than her play on the field for Piedmont women’s soccer serving as a two-time captain including this, her senior season.  Judson played in every single game during her first three seasons on campus, starting all 17 of the contests in 2024 which saw her lead the team with six goals and 13 points.  Having played 76 games in her career with 70 of those being starts, she has amassed 50 career points scoring 24 goals including nine game winners.  Totaling more than 5,000 minutes so far in her career, Judson will go down in program and NCAA history as one of the most consistent players over her time. The accolades match her consistency as Judson is a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection, three-time All-Conference honoree, and was named Conference All-Tournament team in ‘23.  Judson also gets it done in the classroom though with United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region honors to go with Academic All-Conference and CSC Academic All-District honors for her work in the classroom.